NO ADMITTANCE
Wishing
to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a
Paderewski concert. After they were seated, mother spotted a friend in the
audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.
Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little
boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO
ADMITTANCE." When the houselights dimmed and the concert was about to
begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was
missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway
on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard,
innocently picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." At that
moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano,
and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't quit. Keep playing." Then
leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a
bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and
he added a running obligato.
Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening
situation into a wonderfully creative experience. And the audience was
mesmerized.
Whatever our situation in life and history--however outrageous, however
desperate, whatever dry spell of the spirit, whatever dark night of the soul -
- God is whispering deep within our beings, "Don't quit. Keep playing. You
are not alone, Together we will transform the broken patterns into a masterwork
of my creative art. Together, we will mesmerize the world with our song of
peace."
Author Unknown
Lovely :)
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